After at least six students were hospitalised following clashes at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi, two photos were shared hundreds of times on social media alongside a claim it showed two left-leaning students had faked their injuries. This is false. The doctor who treated the two students at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital told AFP that one student was treated for a severe head injury that required four stitches, while the other was treated after fainting.

“In 1st pic this girl is injured and [the girl] wearing blue top looks absolutely fine..in 2nd pic blue top girl is injured and other one is absolutely fine”, reads a tweet written in both English and Hindi-language that was shared here on April 10, 2022.

The tweet -- which has been retweeted more than 4,000 times -- goes on to say, “See the magic in JNU”.

The insinuation that the injuries had been faked circulated after violent clashes between students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on April 10.

Indian daily The Hindustan Times reported that at least six students were injured at the university after a disagreement over the serving of non-vegetarian food at the Kaveri hostel during the Hindu festival of Ram Navami.

Students from left-wing groups accused members of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) -- a right-wing student organisation ideologically close to the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party -- of preventing non-vegetarian food from being served and beating up...

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